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H. l... GULLNE CALENDAR April 6, 1926. 3,579,358

Filed May l2, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet. '1

Awa 6, ma. 1,579,358 v H L. GULLINE l CALENDM Filed may 12. 1924 2 sheets-sheet 2 Fig-4f.

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In Ven/'o5' Patented Apr. 6, 1926.k

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Appieaitiaii; fired' May' i2,

Be itikn'e-Wn that IYHENRY GULLIN, of the city of Montreai, Prevriirce' of Quebec, Dominierijof Canada, subjecter.' the King D" of Great Britainehavefinveifrteid Germn-'new and u'eerui Iii'iprovements in 1 a'lendarsg and I de hereby declare thatv the tol-lowing isf a :tu11l,.ei'ear, and@ exactdeseriptionl thereof.

10 petualA eaiifeiifdare and. has 1f-erf its-.object to' apply the strueturedr 'ertirree or! they calendars d'ieelosed in my Patents Noe.' 1,378,857 and 1,448293 tov a segmental calendar of quadraiital frnfiff-@r the purpose' of shhpiiyiirg the' nieehaniserifk an'diA improving: cheL display.k

For full. eempreheneio-rr,` h'oweveiff,Y of' my invention re'ffereneemnrst beheld to' the ycem'partying; drawings? iii. which similar*V refiereieef. ehar'aie'tersvv iirdlifeate the self-1evr parte im d1; Whereirf :I

Figure 1V is face View of. my improved calendar g' i Figure Qris'ka si-milfa'r View t0 Figuirediwi'th the face'piate breken: aavayrto expoeethe 0p-y v eratirig 'mechanism as'v viewed-1V rom the front;

Figriire' is afn eievzvtion of; the becket the I calendar; v Y 1 30 Figure @is 'a similairview te Witi'iA the1 backpiate' brekerr' away .teiHu'strete the operating. mechahisiir as: Viewed frena: the'. rear; l 'V F'fgure 5 is zu dieta-iii View" ef one: of the 3451' sereeiis; 1

Figure 6 isa detail. View @i another! screen; Figure 7 is a detail View of a reiznftjieeL menti` plate,` arid;

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Figure 12 is: aise'etioiiali View takenfroir Ihre 19,;12 Figure '2v My improved eafl'en'darf mechanism "iis`v Geri- 75 tained'` iin the ease disel'ose'day in; iny- Unite States- Fatemt No. 15459-30521 Whieheeisiets essentially 0i a'fbach andi g' afriubreke; transparent frent- 0" heidiI together` by? a flan-Seid.' Y

Arese-rdingste* my present iiwetioi: ther periphery ofrf'theffaee platef otfithe: Calendar' isc'ut away aeat f. Thisfcut? is made een` centrifearlly' te the Centre of: the*v facie plate wird its depth'. is eqaial tov one hair ot ythe widtheof thefretainifnfg Harige; CZ on'theba'ekl Thetop g of the aiee plate iso'bi'ate, the Cen- 605' terr 1L@l being` lowered a distance eqii'altel'hal. the Width ef the anfge.' The sidee- OY this?` figirre are iiattenfed asI at h1.. The piiipese" ofi this particular form is tof permit a face p'lfateiterwbeV u'sed Whiehrie large eneugh to' bef wf ietairredin piaice by tfheitlangfef and Wheh may beeasiljr inserted hito place beneath-the flfnge Without? mutl'atimg the'y face plate;A The: sep-arida sides of the face plate are-hist inserted beireath the flange" their. the` 701* bottom ieK sprhfg iiito piace` beneath theY same, the notch ,F making itI possible to' sprin gr; the'v bott-fom under the: Hafiige.

The day mmi'ibers are' printed on'v a; semi-- circular Cardi iny thirteen radiiaflf' columns" 755 geht-arming respectively thev foiloWiI-r'g muri# ers:y v

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by a lateral arm e concentric to the screen and slotted as at 'un This slot accommodates the button 0 and by this arrangement the extent of movement of thevscreen is limited in both directions. The screen is further limited by slot in the bael: of the case. This slot is indicated at and has one end reduced in width as at to present shoulders These shoulders limit the movement in one direction of the button 0 the movement in the opposite direction being limited by the opposite end of the slot; while the end of the narrowed portion of the slot limits the movement in that direction of the button fu of the screen. j; second screen 5 serves to cover either or both of the day numbers 3() and 3l in the lowest row. This screen is located between the day number card j and the face plate e the baclr having a segmental slot 6 concentric with the pivot of the day number card The screen is curved and of substantially oblong form and long enough to cover both numbers El() and 3l. It has a pair of buttons 7 and S respectivelyY fixed rigidly therein and protruding through the slot with their heads overlapping the outside edges of the slot. These buttons are so relatively spaced that they limit the movement of the screen in both directionsf and the width and particular arrangement of the screen relatively to the card j is such that its lower edge e2;- tcnds below the card and its upper edge is slightly lower than the normal lower edge of the opening 7a the face plate. The width of this screen permits the points o1 connection of the operating buttons te be concealed behind the lower portion of the face plate when exposed in screening position, while the entire screen is also concealed behind the lower part of the face plate when not iiruse.

The month card l5 is circular in form and the names of the months with the number of days in each are arranged in circumferential series, February being twice indicated. This card is pivoted in the back plate and carried by an operating turnbutton 2O the shanli 2l of which protrudes through the bach and has the card riveted to it as shown in Figure S, the hollow stem 22 facilitating the rivet connection. The card is reinforced on both sides at the rivet by a pair of wide washers 2G and Q7.

A relatively small ornamental opening 30 is cut through the face plate above the main opening to expose the month indications.

lidiat I claim is as follows:

l. A perpetual calendar consisting of closed case comprising a face plate, an unbroken transparent front member completely covering the face place, and a rigid back having a peripheral flange overlapping the peripheral portion of the transparent front memberj a segmenta card bearing day numbers pivotally mounted within the case, said day numbers being visible through a segmental opening in the front plate, meansy for turning said card on its pivot consisting of a button connected to said dav card and projecting through a slot in the bacl; plate curved concentrieally through said pivoh a second card pivotcd eccentricallf.' relatively to the day number card and bearing month names7 said month names being visible through an opening` in the front plate7 means for turning the day number card on its pivot, said means consisting ot a turn button proiecting through the bach plate and connected to the month card, the axis ol said turn button coinciding with the pivot point of the card and a pair of movable screens for concealing certain of the day numbers and means for moving said screens, said means consisting of buttons projerting through slots in the hack platesaid slots being curved concentrieally through the pivot point of the day number card.

2. n a perpetual calendar the combination of a case comprising a bach and a face plate, a pivoted day number card, reinforcement means mounted upon the card and es:- tending from the pivot thereof outwardly in a radial direction, manually operable means for rotating the card on its pivot, said means being mounted upon said reinforcement means. and a screen for concealing` the end numbers et' a month, said screen consisting of a unitary member located at the rear ol the card and comprising a radial portiom trie inner end of which is pivoted at the pivot ol the card and an angular portion exte 'ling laterallyv from the outer end of the radial por' ion and curved concentrically to the row of numbers to be concealed thereby7 said angular portion protruding forwardly through an opening in the card and movable on its pivot relatively thereto, means for manually operating said screen and means eoaeting with the means for rotating the earn for the purpose of limiting the Xtent oli' movement o i'l the screen.

il. in a perpetual calendar the combination ot a case comprising a hach and a l'ace plate`r a pivoted day number card, reinforcement means mounted upon the card and ei:- tending from the i 'vot thereof outwardlr in a radial direction, manually operable means for rot-ating the card on its pivot, said means being mounted upon said reinforcement means, and a screen for concealing` tle end numbers of a month, said screen ring of a unitary member located al the rear of the card and comprising a radial portion.K the inner endr of which is pivoted at the pivot of the card and an angular portion extending laterally from the outer end of the radial portion and curved concentrically to the row of numbers to be concealed thereby, said angular portion prolll!) truding forwardly through an opening in the card and movable on its pivot relatively thereto, means for manually operating said screen independently of the card and means coacting with the means for rotating the card for the purpose of limiting the extent of movement of ythe screen, said means consisting` of a slotted arm formed integrally with the radial portion of the screen, the means for manually rotating the card extending through said slot..

4L. In a perpetual calendar the combination with a case comprising a .tace plate and a back having a curved slot therein of reduced width adjacent one end, a pivoted day number card with numbers arranged in rows thereon concentric to the pivot, said face plate having an opening adapted to vexpose certain of the numbers, an operating button secured to said card and protruding through the slot in the bach plate, .said button being too large to enter the reduced portion of the slot, and a screen for concealing the end numbers of a month, said screen consisting ofa. unitary member comprising a radial portion, the inner end of which is pivot-ed at the pivot of the day card and an angular portion which xtends laterally from the outer end of the radial portion and is curved concentrically with the row of numbers to be concealed by it and an arm extending laterally from the radial portion and formed integrally therewith, said arm being slotted to permit the passage therethrough ofY the said button, and a second button for manually operating the screen,

Vsaid second button extending through the slot in the baelz plate and being ,adapted to enter the narrower width of the latter.

5. In a perpetual calendar the combination with a case comprising a face plate and a back having a curved .slot therein of reduced Width'adgacent one end, a pivoted day number card with numbers arranged in rows thereon concentric to the pivot, said face plate having an opening adapted to expose certain of the numbers, a reinforce ment member mounted upon said card and extending from the pivot thereof outwardly in a radial direction, an operating button secured to said card and protruding through the slot in the back plate, said button being too large to enter the reduced portion of the slot and a screen for concealing the end numbers of a month, said screen consisting of a unitary member comprising a radial portion, the inner end of which is pivoted at the pivot of the day card and an angular portion which extends laterally from the outer end of the radial portion and is curved concentrically with the row of numbers to be concealed by it and an arm extending laterally from the radial portion and formed integrally therewith, said arm being slotted to permit the passagetherethrough of the said button, `and a second button for manually operating the screen, said second button extending through the slot in the back plate and being adapted to enter the narrower width of the latter.

6. In a perpetual calendar the combination with a case comprising a face plate and a backV having a curved slot therein of reduced width adjacent one end, a pivoted day number card of segmental form with numbers arranged in rows thereon concentric to the pivot, said face plate having an opening adapted to expose certain of the numbers, a reinforcement member mounted upon said card and extending from the pivot thereof outwardly in a radial direction, an operating button .secured to said card and protruding through the slot in theback plate, said button being too large to enter the reduced portion of the slot and a screen for concealing the end numbers of amonth, said screen consisting of a unitary member comprising a radial portion, the inner ed of which is pivoted at the pivot of the day card and an angular portion which extends laterally from the outer end of the radial portion and is curved concentrically with the row of numbers to be concealed by it and an arm extending laterally from the radial portion and formed integrally therewith, said arm being slotted to permit the passage therethrough of the said button, Aand a second button for manually operating the screen, said second button extending through the .slot in the back plate and being adapted to enter the narrower width of the latter.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HENRY L. GULLINE.

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